Paintball gun with synchronous setting unit

ABSTRACT

A paintball gun with a synchronous setting unit. The paintball gun includes a gun grip and a first setting unit disposed in the gun grip. The first setting unit is composed of an input element, a calculation element and a communication element. The first setting unit transmits a signal in a wired or wireless manner through the communication element. The first setting unit and a corresponding portable second setting unit respectively set and transmit a parameter signal for the paintball gun. Thus, a user may rapidly and remotely set parameters according to the live situation so that the user&#39;s mobility and the convenience are greatly enhanced.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a paintball gun structure, and moreparticularly to a paintball gun with a synchronous setting unit.

(2) Description of the Prior Art

A conventional paintball gun structure performs a shooting actionthrough a pneumatic action, and the number of times of shooting thepaintballs is determined according to the frequency of triggering atrigger. Recently, the paintball gun structure has an electronicshooting controller disposed in the paintball gun in order to make ashooting procedure more real and more exciting. A shooting mode may bechanged according to differently set parameters of an electronicapparatus. That is, the user may set the mode according to differentpurposes, and the data after the gun shoots is transmitted to aninterface on a computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

In order to overcome the problem induced by the electronic apparatusdisposed in the paintball gun, U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,814 discloses apaintball gun, which is an electronic paintball gun structure.

The electronic paintball gun structure has a circuit board disposed inthe paintball gun, and a setting unit disposed on a gun grip. Theshooting state may be set using the setting unit, and the data after thegun shoots may be transmitted to various display instruments in awireless manner.

However, the above-mentioned electronic paintball gun structure stillhas some imperfect issues to be improved.

First, the electronic controller is attached to the gun grip of theelectronic paintball gun in order to accommodate the control circuitboard. Thus, if the user wants to adjust the shooting mode, he or shehas to press the setting button and wait for an indicator to display asignal and thus to judge whether the setting mode has been connected.The next situation option cannot be proceeded until the setting mode hasbeen connected. The processes are performed repeatedly according tovarious objects, and the complicated setting procedures waste a lot oftime. In addition, the touch area of the setting button on the gun gripis restricted. Thus, the user may feel difficult and inconvenient inoperating the gun.

Second, the electronic controller is disposed on the paintball gun, theuser may personally set the parameters. However, a lot of manpower andtime have to be wasted during a team activity or when the manufacturerhas to correct the gun simultaneously, thereby causing inconvenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A main object of the invention is to provide a paintball gun with asynchronous setting unit. The paintball gun includes a first settingunit, which is composed of an input element, a calculation element and acommunication element. The first setting unit, which utilizes thecommunication element, and an independent portable second setting unitto respectively set and transmit a parameter signal for the paintballgun in a wired or wireless manner.

The invention solves the following conventional problems.

First, the paintball gun of the invention has the portable secondsetting unit for improving the conventional drawbacks, in which theconventional electronic paintball gun has the smaller setting buttonsthat cannot be easily operated by the user, and the user has to performthe complicated operation procedure and waste a lot of time when he orshe uses the paintball gun firstly or urgently. Thus, the user mayperform the simple, rapid and remote setting operations through theportable second setting unit according to the live situation when he orshe is shooting in a mobile manner or firstly uses the paintball gun.Therefore, the user's mobility and the convenience may be greatlyenhanced.

Second, the paintball gun of the invention has the portable secondsetting unit to solve the conventional problems, in which the controlcircuit board is disposed in the gun grip, and only one paintball guncan be set and adjusted at a time. So, the invention can set a lot ofparameters for many guns through the portable second setting unit.

Third, the paintball gun of the invention has a set of setting unitscapable of transmitting signals synchronously. One of the setting unitsis mounted on the paintball gun, and the other of the setting units isan independent and portable unit. Thus, the problem that theconventional controller of the electronic paintball gun cannot set manyparameters simultaneously can be improved, and the records and the setparameters after the paintball gun shoots may be transmitted to anelectronic processor, such as a computer. In addition, the simple designof the structure of the invention may also reduce the manufacturing costgreatly. The reduced cost can inevitably meet the trend in the priceraising age. Thus, the invention also satisfies the cost effectiveness.

The structural design of the paintball gun with the synchronous settingunit will be described according to the following embodiments withreference to the accompanying drawings.

Further aspects, objects, and desirable features of the invention willbe better understood from the detailed description and drawings thatfollow in which various embodiments of the disclosed invention areillustrated by way of examples.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration showing a paintball gun with asynchronous setting unit according to the invention.

FIG. 2 shows signal transmission between a portable second setting unitof the invention and an electronic processor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration showing a paintball gun with asynchronous setting unit according to the invention. As shown in FIG. 1,the paintball gun of the invention is the paintball gun with thesynchronous setting unit. The paintball gun includes a paintball gunbody 10, a magazine 11 and a pneumatic device 12. The paintball gun hasa gun grip 13 and a first setting unit 14 disposed in the gun grip 13.The first setting unit 14 is composed of an input element 141, acalculation element 142 and a communication element 143. The inputelement 141 is disposed on a surface of the gun grip 13 and is a pressbutton for being pressed to set parameters according to the purpose ofuse. The calculation element 142 is a circuit board for connecting theinput element 141 to the communication element 143, and for processingparameter signals to be transmitted to the gun. The communicationelement 143 of the first setting unit 14 is a receiver disposed at oneend of the surface of the gun grip 13. The receiver receives a parametersignal of a portable second setting unit 20 and transfers the parametersignal to the calculation element 142. The receiver may transmit thesignal through a wired transmission cable or in a wireless mannerthrough the radio, infrared or bluetooth transmission technology.

In addition, the invention also has the portable second setting unit 20,which is an independent setting unit. A binder is attached to each oftwo sides of the portable second setting unit 20 so that the user maywear the second setting unit 20. The second setting unit 20 is composedof a button set 21, a compiler 22 and a communication element 23. Theused gun mode and function are set by the portable second setting unit20 through the button set 21 on the surface thereof, and the inputteddata is transferred to the compiler 22, which encodes and computes theinputted data so that the inputted data is converted into a parametervalue. Then, the communication element 23 of the setting unit respondsto the communication element 143 on the paintball gun and verifies thatthe connection is established. Then, the parameter value may betransmitted to the first setting unit 14 of the paintball gun body 10 sothat a setting procedure is completed.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 2,the portable second setting unit 20 may utilize the communicationelement 23 to transmit data to an electronic processor 30 or receive thedata from the electronic processor 30. The electronic processor 30 maybe a personal computer 31, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 32, adisplay 33 or a notebook computer 34. That is, the portable secondsetting unit 20 and the electronic processor 30 may set or transmit theparameter signal for the paintball gun.

According to the synchronous setting unit of the paintball gun, theproblem of the build-in controller of the conventional electronicpaintball gun may be solved. Basically, the predetermined structuraleffects and targets include the following features.

First, the portable second setting unit 20 may remotely control thepaintball gun so that the shooting mode or the situation parameter maybe immediately set synchronously. In addition, the portable secondsetting unit 20 may also be worn on the user so that the user mayimmediately adjust the shooting mode and immediately respond with thelive condition to have the best behavior when the user is shooting inthe practical situation.

Second, the portable second setting unit 20 is a setting unit with thesynchronously transmission function in the paintball gun according tothe invention. The portable second setting unit 20 may set manyparameter signals for many paintball guns so that the precision and theefficiency are enhanced during the team activity or when themanufacturer is correcting many paintball guns.

Third, the invention utilizes the portable second setting unit 20 totransmit the mode and the parameters, which are set by the user, to theelectronic processor 30 so as to facilitate the storage of the shootingdata. Thus, the second setting unit 20 is really a convenient apparatusin a team competition in which many users participate.

New characteristics and advantages of the invention covered by thisdocument have been set forth in the foregoing description. It is to beexpressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose ofillustration only and are not intended as a definition of the limits ofthe invention. Changes in methods, shapes, structures or devices may bemade in details without exceeding the scope of the invention by thosewho are skilled in the art. For instance, the portable second settingunit 20 may be attached to any other electronic processor 30 to achievethe effect of data setting. So, the scope of the invention is, ofcourse, defined in the language in which the appended claims areexpressed.

New characteristics and advantages of the invention covered by thisdocument have been set forth in the foregoing description. It is to beexpressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose ofillustration only and are not intended as a definition of the limits ofthe invention. Changes in methods, shapes, structures or devices may bemade in details without exceeding the scope of the invention by thosewho are skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is, of course,defined in the language in which the appended claims are expressed.

1. A paintball gun, comprising: a gun grip; and a first setting unit, which is disposed in the gun grip and is composed of an input element, a calculation element and a communication element, wherein the first setting unit transmits a signal in a wired or wireless manner through the communication element, and the first setting unit and a corresponding portable second setting unit respectively set and transmit a parameter signal for the paintball gun.
 2. The paintball gun according to claim 1, wherein the input element of the first setting unit is disposed on a surface of the gun grip, and is a press button, through which parameters may be set according to a purpose of use.
 3. The paintball gun according to claim 1, wherein the calculation element of the first setting unit is a circuit board for processing the parameter signal.
 4. The paintball gun according to claim 1, wherein the communication element of the first setting unit is a receiver, which is disposed at one end of a surface of the gun grip and is for transmitting and receiving the parameter signal for the portable second setting unit.
 5. The paintball gun according to claim 4, wherein the receiver transmits and receives the parameter signal by way of radio transmission.
 6. The paintball gun according to claim 4, wherein the receiver transmits and receives the parameter signal by way of infrared transmission.
 7. The paintball gun according to claim 4, wherein the receiver transmits and receives the parameter signal by way of bluetooth transmission.
 8. The paintball gun according to claim 4, wherein the receiver transmits and receives the parameter signal through a transmission cable.
 9. The paintball gun according to claim 1, wherein the portable second setting unit is composed of a button set, a compiler and a communication element.
 10. The paintball gun according to claim 9, wherein the portable second setting unit may transmit data to an electronic processor.
 11. The paintball gun according to claim 9, wherein a binder is attached to each of two sides of the portable second setting unit so that a user may wear the portable second setting unit when the user is shooting.
 12. The paintball gun according to claim 10, wherein the electronic processor is a personal computer.
 13. The paintball gun according to claim 10, wherein the electronic processor is a personal digital assistant (PDA).
 14. The paintball gun according to claim 10, wherein the electronic processor is a display.
 15. The paintball gun according to claim 11, wherein the electronic processor is a notebook computer. 